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ffEW-YORK WKDISKSDAY, JANUARY G. IM. PttlCU HARD TO PREVENT A STRIKE ELEVATED TRAINS ON TWO LINES TO-DAY. KKlTIIRIt SIDE DIRPOSKD TO TdAKK CONCUSSIONS confkrknck Grand Chief Engineer P. M.

Arthur, of Cleve Janil, sat In an cosy clislr In Boom Nc 7 of tbe Hie vein House yeirterdiiy morning, surrounded by a large dele? gation of elevate 1 railroad engineers, who a week agu threiitened to strike If certain privileges wero not con reded to them. Thc Chief had lieuevolsnt smile on lil" countenance, which we on the feces of bli Ho ls look'd upon lythe Bi-otberhoodot Locomotive I.ngli MM tho .11 of tho Weat, and hts coming here to assist lu the 1 istinent of their trontil' a led them to bellove Hitit victory would loon be theirs. Wilie they were thus feeling happy Hie Kxeotitlve Couitultieo of the uihattan Ballway Company were listen ng to ObIBMI Huln, the manager of tbe elevated roa.ii*, who made a detailed statement as to the dissatisfaction and engineers' de xuaiidn- The bright emllet of the engineers would have laded If they could buvo seen the Uetcrnitued look on the facoa of tho directors they insti-ueted Colonel Hain to inform them tbat no concessions whatever would be made. When the coniiulttee presented their grioi' ances to Colonel Hain they were ao oordlally received tbat they believed their demands would bo romilly (ranted. Ou Saturday tbe chairman, William Thompson, to Colonel Hain for an answer.

The Colonel said that he was not ready to give it, bul that lt was oil right and they should oot bo In a hurry. At a meeting of tho Brotherhood on Saturday nlgi.t some of tho members expressed dissatisfaction nt the delay aud thought lt best to Bend for Grand Chic! Arthur. He was accordingly summoned, arriving on Mouday. Ho sent a polite note to Colonel Hain. asklug when he and tho committee could have a conference ith mo general manager.

The following reply was made: January P. M. AHTitrn, Brant Chief t.ngin.er H. L. No.

27 Broadway. My But: Colonel Hain, general manager, directs nie to aay tnat lie will be to see you with tne committee of engineers at tills ollico 011 Wednesday next, ut ll o'clock a. m. Yours truly, M. Bailey, Secretary.

When this note was received tho engineers felt that everything was held In abeyanco until tho time men? tioned and lookod forward with calm expectation of the meeting bctwecu doughty leader and the general manager. Had not their Chief met and cou vim ed Austin Corbin, only about a month ago, that cer? tain ways of treating the engineers of tho Long Island Kailroad should be changed 1 Theu why would lt not be an easy matter to show the elovated roads that they were in the wrong I However, ColoutT Hain, who at the beginning of the troub had leon silent lo regard to lt, had now learnci the aeutluieute of tho re tors he knew just what to di aad did not hesitate to do Without wane of time be bad tho following notice soul to the new-pap irs as an adveitiseuient MAXHATTA7I RAILWAY COMPA.ir, ISO. 71 BBOAI.1VAY. Jan. 6.

CARP TO THU Inasmuch as a number of the engineers and firemen em Sloyed by the Company have expressed witt ie inscribed hou.soi Isbor. it has ht en decided to ch.seiti (second sud Mnth Avenue lines, withdrawing all trains. 1 ginning Ibis day url until fm cr mince, snd to operate the Third and Sixth Avenue lin. witt loyal employe. Meanwhile t' (ompany asksthe kind indulgence of the travelling pubic, wuh assurance that safety will I.e thc brat cusldeiatiou.

K. Hain, (ieneral Manager. Colonel Hain also Instructed T. W. Peoples, tho master mechanic of the rouds.

to pass the following papoi among tho engineers and flu-men: OWWtOB or tub Gknxiul Manacjir. To all nit ami Fiki.M-.n: Inasuiuch as ii number ot engineers and tlreiiieu in mir employ h.iv. expro-scd dissatisfactiou with the prescriDed hours o', labor, the time has como when tho Interest of the j.any demands thal lt should know at oiic-j who aro lor or against lt. Those who are loyal to us must iniuie.il atcly sign their names to this moato, I Mt Oby BBBBlIlM their fealty to the corporation from windi lev dirtvo thc means to support themselves and their families. By order of thc Board of DtrBBlBTB, K.

Hain, General Manager. Thc paper had not been In circulation b'-foro wai known lu tho co at thc Stevens House. Those gathorod lhere were surprised, but not daunted. Tho secretary, H. C.

Davis, said Well, if Colonel Hain wants to uiako this this thing public, wo will gratify him. When we went to his olllce with our grievances he said tblug can all be settled between ourselves as be? tween mau and man. Now keep silent iu regari to it lt will uot be tOOttatry to make public' The action ol tuc road seems to bc to jireclpliate a strike; so wc bad better uniko our statement. Hero ls a of the paper wc gavo Colonel liam a week ato aud cou all we asked for." The pup rend us follows Ol L.n..1st.I I DlTtSIOI 108, Nl.w-V'.iiK, 1888. lo th BumrO Hirectort of the Munhuttun I.t-rut We, thu eaginoersln the employ of said company, pre.

sent the following grievances lo yoar honorable body for your early consideration and approval, ti listing you may approve of the same as b.u* fliul to all concerned That eight lunns 01 lt constitute a doy's woi ou all lines of your BOMB my. the wagca of engineers and firemen shall be the same, ss Ibo contract between tho tiers tot emi'loyes mailc I'ebiuary 1. 1880, Lanni)': All engineers having been on ali englao one year tins company t-. receive fi jit day; ly, nil old engineers hired by ihe con. pa ny to icc.

ive kti pu day lor thc lirst six aad 50 pi I day I.a leafier; laird, ail engineers promoted by. this coin fmnrtram -toiob toenglBoors to receive por day lot tue tint six months, ktl j.er dav the next six in.min-, ant altor liuvlng run au 1 nf Inc one year to re leno thc tiist-class pay, $11 50 per day, 809 duys. to con itu me oue year. UL- Ihe wages of fireman toben- follows: Men hired a- ur jt mulei to sui li position from otbi nt jiottiiieiits, in ri having flied In I. re, to rei elie 81 ba per day tor tho tirol six mouths, -til 75 per day tor following six months, um! per diy thereafter.

1'irciiiou hired from oil.or r.iii'ls to receive per day tor the lirst lix inontlis nnd day thereafter. time of engine met. to tho time they report on structure tu ascertain wucro tl.elr trains lune been laid up. V. I no older engine men to have preference of runs provided there be a vacancy und to hara the privilege of exchanging runs with oaoh other when aiitiefuctory to L.

tli parties. no engine mun lie to make extra time eict'i tiug lu cases emergency and mat receive for Mich ovcrtliiio per hour or fraction thereof ie crdti.g to claasifiratloii ot pay; thirty inuit, or moro to (tiiiuiitnte such fraction. VII. Any ougine-ium completing au niillutshcd work tor another excused troui duty diall receive pay per hour per dasidlleatiou. Viii eiuluc that report for duty shall re ve 011 1.alf diy ii j.ay for same Ulai he ls not fjr duty more than four hours, ami shall receive fu.l pay for Miine providing ba ls sent ou'.

on tic road. no engineer shall IIB BUBB Hld fin falling to make time io foggy thereby end mgerlng Area people aud of property, us-as boru done lu the past. no englno-men shall bo for serv? ing on auy committee or be discharged or suspended ut bl without fir-tThavlug a full and impartial trial and ir suspeud'-d shall receive full time and lay during auch suspension, if exonerated. Thia letter waa attached the foregoing document: lu coi si It-ration of the past record of tills company, ntijiariill.lcl in ti.e annals of railroad history, Ibero Berat having boeu an acci.leut wheteby a stngle life was rilli el through tho careli-ssuois or neglect of an engineer, ll ls but Just and rea to believe timi Hie preeeut corps of cu'lucers are a sober, uml body of men snt-h as this company at.mild lc proud of; und lu coiisMeiution of this fact and that In tim year IMO, w'k-u the hours or labor of en Ffssaaa the ouij.ioy or thia saaapsaiB but eight hours day, lu the ll of auld year, uiulsr inuutige inent of O'lieral Wiusltiii-. when it was claiincd I.y tin.

manager taut tlie, road was not making any money, the Mgtuosrs wero asked t-o work ten hours per da) during Har winter tho that with tba im reasa of tiatllc and the coining of suoii-or we should har.) thu eight hour sch.siuie, eaitMBN cooeentod without a miiruiiir or coiuj.laiut. hume that time our hours of duty havo beat, from time to increased until uow t.ey exceed ten and often eleven or more It has BMHMf a feeing muong tlie BK a that they a-etin'iiatlv rosalie! to work mote hours than tlie 1 rei it fli1111nl.1l of the ei.mpauy s. and therefore we Consul our grtevunemi a Just and Bs uso comj.ia mm trust that your honorable will igive due consideration and an Barty thereby promoting tho general good fra.mg and constant watch aad care tor the property aud by Us emj.loy. s. Very resjicctfully, m.

H. Tuuunoft, Ii. P. DBM rn, ha I rm un. J.

W. RAKftAIX, Secrolisry. D. S. BriUIO-T-BI, J.

D.Oitwaiek, I. B. F. Ii.wi.i, A. A.

(in 1 vk-. Committee. There were 00 stout additions to ibo crowd that gatli td In thu touiuiittee's room, lor as soou as a mao was leMeved rom hisengiun he hastened there immediately to hear tlie latest news and learn what was going to be sofie. Some hot-headed young fellows among thom wanted PMtolbe to take place at once. The Grand Chief calui engiueeis will keep their plcoos In their 1 "ur couference with Colouel Hain, l'os willing to nee us now.

It is quite wnul t0. lju' Ibo ObIbbmI Itoln'B attar closing the Second A'-bur said It is as high biisli.eHsae I evei kunw. 'ihete is no roads if the stiuctures ami of have refused to work wini 1 to assum- that they knn.i. coufereiico. 1 want tbe public to bas granted us a conference we havo easily come to au 8 not bollevo lu strikes arbltr itlou iweeu the partlaa ia our method ot all dliputea possible, hough of course we reserve the right to stop work.

If concessions are not made tbs men will in this case." one of tbo coinniitee said "We are all right. Wo thought that the Colonel might come one of Ins dodges ou us, and we havo been quite as busy as he in canvassing the engineers and firemen, nnd he will flnd I bal tis won't liave ii corporal's guard lett with him when our turns come." An excited engineer came rushing in 8 p.m. He had been trying to It-tut out how manv signatures the paper lal "Not a man of tho Avenue division Signed lt," ho said, "and lt received two Irom Nlnth-ave. engineers. We will have our tioul.les seltled now for Hmo.

The train hers und Colonel liam must now go before we will cull lt square." The explained that Ihe demand that days on an engine should be called a year wss tbe company weald let a mun inn an onglno some months and then iel him b.ck at "tlrlug" to us tekeap mi thirl rate ouy. Ilia111 said lust evening: There will be sn ike, I suppose, although I know less that than immy ot bel persons. Of ono thing I am the company not yield to the domainls of the engineers. rania. BBB between Mr.

Arthur and take jilnce at 11 o'clock lo -morrow, and I purpose, lt possible, to hare a good, square talk with hun. After thal I may bo ablu to say whether there will be a Strike, lt ls hard ly propel for me to say a thing about lin uiraiiceiiieiits tim I baie ina le or shall nuke lu nat tt a strike. I liave i ii doubt that we shall be able to oi ere.line ali in ii -hort tltue. I have had a good many applications for positions to da), and others will be coming lu as soon as lt ls generally kuowu that our engineers have lert us. The safety of the pub? lic will be the first consideration with me und 1 shall strive to iiccominolate tlie travel to tlie fullest poBBtbla extent consistent with safety.

Beyond that I prefer to say nm lung. I cannot com eire a reason for the threatened BtrlkS on nor roads for our engineers havo been well treated nil thc time. When other railroads throughout thc coondy were cutting down from Hi to 20 Der cent, our cmupiiiiy paid the full rates and tho schedule of wages made bf Gen? eral Winslow In issn lias licet! miiltitiuiicl ever since. Tho men aro imbi better Ikea those doing similar wort on any railroad in thc country. Tho average hours of work are about nine mid ihe aierage pay 0108 a r-niuetlu'cs certain eii-lucers have to Work over ten hours a day but tiioy soon come to nu tour ol duty nilen tlie hours are much shorter.

It ls a question with whether this Ilireuteued strike on our roads ls not Intends i le belo some other labor Burren Bobert BL -allaway, president of thc Manhattan Hall way ('mummy, said: "I do not think lhere will tie a strike. When the engineers consider their position I be? lieve tan will hesitate lu quitting work, and some sort of amicable arrangement will ba ('fleeted. Hut tho notice L-lvcti hythe ihat unlsss their denian la were oom piled with they eompols take precautionary measures niel in case of BStrike we will tn our best io tako care ot tho public anti It would not be wise for me tu say anything about the extent or details of the arriingetucuts we have n.sile for meting uiiv trouble. One thing la certain: the demands as piepareil ny the men will nm be compile i with by us that is, some of them. Certainly ths document as a whole will not he accepted.

Take one denial .1, Ihat the engineers shall hot hold up to schedule tlmo lu fogs; are will never agree to tnat. Our present rule ls to illa oh irge the eugiticci who do not make their time. That ls the only Method bf wi.ich tho of jiassengora can be assured. Then they want us to pei nat commit lee of their organization to say whether or m.t we cati dte c.iirgu au engineer; to exercise a sort of veto over mir paver of dismissal. We don't tiropoos lo tarnmoat the i r.

ii ii Iii- of our road to any union. all," ooutluiiel Mr. ('allaway, "tho demands amount to a claim for elgl.t boura' labor a day. That we iiiiu.t agree to. Compared with thc engineers eu tbe surface railroads our en Ii.no good pay aaa an casi situation, livery mau gets homo each day or night, ac? cording as he Is a day or night engineer, whereas thu sur face eii-lnecrs do not get home, on tho ai era.

moro than three ni thu week. Then our met. do liol bart the lr.ng and Irregular hours of Ihe surfacemen; they have no snowdrifts t.i run tn'o; tbelr engines are luht.r; they Uso clean iiuthiacitetcoal und they have nociosaluga or switches ti. look their at ut They emu on an average pg a tl.iy. ami ihat ls pi etty good for the work they do.

1 understand Ihat (iratid Chief Arthur, of litiitiiet'lioo 1 of Locomotive Kuglnecrs, ls ii coiise: vatlve man of goo I jiidriiient. and when he look. Into tbe maller I feel nut lette 1 that ho will hi. in tlueiKH' oil the side Basti What lt will lie I cannot say ut I believe that there u'lil BS sninc arrange incut which will render a strike lliiss.il BaM said aller the meeting of tbs executive committee: Tho eoiuimttee did abo'it tho strike BBSWIBS ll was nut nv to do anything. Thc coin puny will not make any concessions because lt did the engineers might want to wort only ats hourn or four hours blinni ny sui lu probably weald da m.uni tho property for their oivn K.u mir, I jiu heartily Iii favor ot meeting stn li questions promptly, fn this instance, lhere is no axetiae for a strike.

(tat ni in Bte are well pani aad theil wmsea inn. sal Mob los crud. Their mlvauiages orel their fellows "ti the railroads are very gu.nl, tot i.m-t of thcin are at bOetS eiviy night. Them ta lc. ut ali li.

complaints, ny. aa hue borrowed raonoy to par oar Int and tares and ytt we paid the engineers without mn u-king theu take lower wa ci. They bara bo reaaea lo Bad fi.ult wltb out treatmeal of them. If tbei wish to under mich cn na in.e,w, Ihry -n-lli Hud that wc eau get along wltii.uil We will run our two principal lines, and we bara enough men who are lovat na 1 du this. One tiling ls absolutely ot-rt-lu, tbal will never be lases un agata." T.

sr.pe -plea, master bm ban of i ids, said lats in afternoon: i real li bow wo stand engineers and Crcneii. we haren I eompl ins. wi. but ll ls tnat we (au operate I.hird a ad Hie. wi.h wiiat In ij wc iv 111 I.

left, ll Inc -trike I (ko. place, on aliout the sk mc si bed il now use In the nf lbs dar. Tbal ive mn train. headway, nt "Bu the trouble mil be at lbs oouiniiselon Boors, l'ne delays aili ln.t only four or live da) s. (or bj Hint time We Will have secured all th.

help ara unit. Tin re arc enough good em 1 aeers to BO had wit 11 ii a ratlins of lim lolita Who will be WatS too gi id to net thr Joli. Cul lie li al tbs beat paid mu tn ti.e eouotry tor tbs wort they do au I rm.lull to stir 'his row. Miice the qneetl rn or a strike bas arlssn I bare bad hundreds of Hons I'T in.il irs' plaOOS from competent men. he only Hiing o-ir teen demand ls a de rea.f boura, as tey ure MOW iA SO a il first niel r-i so (Hld class, "'hat nano a reasonable ii.nu liskt" Iii Cte cvenl'ig there waa a large anion tuaes-meetlnn ol engineers, Hiern ami bottlers In Hillel's Thir'i ave, st.

"Tba doora were oj. i Barty BM tbs hail soon 'ohll up. Theu nero nv ei ni preSSBt. ail em p. of lbs elevated and Ibey ii tal to usc thc paaawortj of their ordci ai tbs door.

BS tbs eugine-rs Hint the ((iini'iiiiv Would send to tim Bl Ofilia Vt hen i.ratiil l.ii.-lin-er Arthur entered ths ball tbs sbesrs wera deafening aad lt was time before lbs Boles subsided. Tho cheering waeal ti etea loud and boisterous, especially worn the engineer! ou passing blew three Whistles, lbs Broth! rh e. 1 salute, iis they ran past Hie Inilliling. Mr. Artiiur was Introduced by Tbompooa, ebalrnaa ot engii coaiinlttoe.

Ho sal'l Unit hu lia! Cot in tended speaking mini beaaw tbal Mr. Bala bad broken faith with linn in nut keeping bbl promise to moko no movement until aller BS bad li et the committee whlo'a ls io ill on him t'i-ttav. Hut Mr. Hain had evidently parted niiitters it all boat len to stand together and abide bv tlie deelatoa ol Hie did BOt Bdrtas and -a tiny If a su'lsfictoiy coi'ipruiiii-o could be male ft would OS int ter all ('(iiicerned. This all agreed to and signified their In teni tons to adhere to the eomniitte.

's declsloa br signing a Paper to that aflSSt, 'JA can vhs. was male of the men employed nu lim roads aad ll was louie! that all Werefpresent except 180 who were ul work and four lien, ono i-uglm-cr and three firemen, ii lui not at wort, bot bad signed the paper circulated by thc com? pany in the afternoon. Mr. Timmi eon aaBonBoed from the chair tbal no d' elston would he reached itntll to day, when. If an unsatisfactory answer wa.

received froir Mr. ll alu, lt was probable that a strike would bc (leeland. After Hie meeting a uinetina of lilli.iou No. 10a of thc lirotherhuii I of Lnrouiotlve lin of Bow Tort County, waa held'or the purpose of looking Into the nuances of the association. -o THIRD-ATI DBIVKB8T0 UK TO DAT.

I-resiilciit Lyon, ot tbfl Third Avenue 1 il road Couijiany, remained serene yesterday regarding demand of the drivers fora reduction lu hums ol work. He still insisted that ho had apprehension of a strike. 1 he time in which au answer to the drivers uas to bc given expires to day. I're-ulent I.joii was In consultation with the directors of company yester? day, and their answer will be gum TWEE HS OB A SMALL SCALE. Jan.

BDBCRBl Hoard of Auditors tiled their rejiort Te-brday. They were appointed to audit tho accounts ot the cers of Lii7.rine for the yeal 1 K7H to inclusive Tlielr reimrt shows Home startling icm i. in tho accounts of several of tho county officials, who held In those years hey find John wus County Treasurer during lum, IH77 aud 1 short In his accounts fl .4 and John T. Orilllth, who was Treasurer In the years 1880 and 1881, short I Samuel Lines. Peter Jennings amt N.

N. Dean, who were County Coinmlssloners during tho years 187(1, 1877 and 1878, are lound $44085 short In tbelr accouuts. Stejihen Tiirnhnch, L. C. Harte and J.

1). Har lia, Commissioners during the years 1879, lb-Wand 1881, are found '11 short, snd QMfM ob.rd.irfer. Henry Van Scoy and T. W. llalua, Comiuiasioueis lu 1882, are found 01,187 io sheri.

James lt. BIM it, clerk of courts during 1880, 1K81 sud ls found 084888 short. The sum of ir, ls found due from the county to William Sheriff during 1881 aud TRI IX 0 TO CAPTURE A TX AR. 8t. Loci8, Jun.

5 letter waa jiuliilsbed here to-day from W. Warden, of Warden, irv, Company, Philadelphia and Pittsburg rcjire seatatlves of Hm Standard Oil Couijiany, outllulug a pulley of ili-t' pi'o i to be j.ursued tu order to giro the hiandurd Ol! Company a franclilse to furn lah gss to the city. Tho ls written to W.H. Waters, of Waters-lien Oil Company, who ls a large stockholder in the old gas company, whose franchise expires lu a short time. The latter company has a monopoly and (barges i-t BO per thousand fur gas.

The Standard sot king the franchise under thn name of Water Oas Couijiany uml Ibo letter requests the old company to help the (standard company aud then the two will dl ride the enormous prod ls, whloh figures In the letter snow to bo $100,000 a year. SOM ETn 1X0 FOR (IR AX Tl JURIES TO UONSIDBR Jan. 5 Judge Thayer's emin this morning Olstrlot-Altorney Graham nailed attention to tbe action of the Grand Jury which Ignored a bill against Horace Smith, charged with sal? tine up a lottery, and returned two bills as true against Thomas McCombs and Edward A. Smith, who had brought tho charge, and asked the court to allow bim to withdraw Hie Indictments. In consenting to such action Judge Thayer said: "The course which ls projiosed lo lie taken by the District-Attorney meets thc ajiprobatlon of tlie Court.

The conduct of ihe Grand Jury ls certainly smuclliing cxti-iiordinary lu tli in respect and seems to re? quire some explanation at their hands. If lt be capable of explanation why they should I indicted two subordinate- who were anxious to vindicate the law and give the Commonwealth tlie benefit of ihetr testimony and to have Ignored the bill again-t the principal criminal il (lilli, io perceive, and as ll stain's in.w lt ls byjuo MOBBS creditable to tile Grand Jury who did tho work. Tho ilei. ml.mt. aro entitled to Ibo action (ascii by thc Dislrlct-Atloinry.

lt ls to he hnjied ihat Grand Junes will be foiin I who n.uuriiir.-mi. enough lo ad? minister the law With Impartiality to all persons." DISCUSSING HOME RHEE. JOHN' RUSKIN OM THE IRI8H QUK8TI0K. PB0VUAB1TIB8 OE thk ok htidiki) IXKl.t'KNCK Of THU LB-GOB, London, Jan. Huskin, on tho Irish question, suggests tbat the Government con? sider th" virtues and peculiarities of the Irish people before arranging a scheme for managing them.

He says thal the Irish people are witty and affectionate and that Hie witless and In arne a cannot govern tin tu. Thc 1-ord Chancellor or Ireland will prepare a bill ror Increasing the endowment ot Catholic college a in Ire? land converting the colleges of Galwuy and Oath thin Catholic He will prepare another bill granting se. tar an regnlntion of primary schools. The Government will also Introduce a measure extend? ing the power, of the I-ami Purchase act. Mr.

(Hails BBM has summ.nied the Liberal members of Parliament tu a meeting nu January lil. He privately promises Hiern tbat he then make a frank statement of the principles upon which he proposes to settle the Irish question. lu ni is, 6. The Dublin Eritrea, tho organ of the Loyalists, says: Ilrltish ruio has virtually ceased to exist lu tho southwestern district of (roland. From West Cork through Hm counties ot Kerry amt Clare the National ls ths only goveriimi nt by the jieople, ami lt is niling them with a rod of Iron and Incredible tvrntm.v.

The disclosure of tho victims' nain, weald Jeopard Iso Meir Ines." At a meeting ol llie league, held In thll city to-day, the terrible distress among Ue people on tue west c.ia-t ot Ireland was considered. Meerai members ina.Ie addresses deploring the condition of affairs and attributing lt mainly to ai lotions. Tlie treasurer ot Hie LOOMS reported that within the lust two wicks had beeu received for Hie Pall! lund and for the League Fund. Mr. Harris, Member of Par.bum nt, who presided, expreeas I tba great pl.

u-'ire Wbleb hud been him by Mr. Gladstone's favorable references io tba Irish homo rule -i heme, as Mr. words, be said, were ol fur linne foii.r.'iieuco aud Wera entitled to greater consid? eration than those of Mr. chamberlain, Mr. llrlglit, or even laird ph Churchill.

Irish industries, he said, hint suns le tho lowest point, and lt would be a I task for Mr. Parnell and his followers to lorita those Industries, duly homo rule would enable them bring about a revival. Ireland would then resume her fleeper poslttoa aaseag the nations ot tba aorta, lome rum were treated thn ai.ltallon would be rule Inns! nn tbe old Hues aud the Ir.sh In America would Ireely help th-ir country men. Ili.ui'i. Jan.

Arrangements are being made for a monster meeting of Loyalists lu thia i tty on Jami try In to protest against any measure grout lng homo ruin to Ireland. MK. OLADflTONE NOT IO VISIT AMERICA. I.KI'illYKH Ol' OKI'AT PLKASl'llK (i.N ACnlM ol Ills nrsi.i ll. London, Jan.

is BOOted with a London news agency wiii.li siippli American jircas with much ling lob news, wrote a letter to Mr. last month inviting linn to vrs.t Amci lea. Tho letter BOOBTOd Mr. lilad.toiie that he Would Se received 111 America With Ibo 1 welcome uiel tin writer reatared te expreaa tba eplaleatbal a petoeaal Investigation nf tho of thc on-tiliitlon of the I'nited Mates on tho jiart of Mr. OladStSBS Would productive ot o-t important results, such results as no amount mt reading w.ui I him io aft un filch in? vestigation, it wa.

suggested. Would enable him to deal with tue question of home mle for Ireland with afar greeter decres efsoaddeaas. The letter further stated Hint A merit ana generally believed Mr. tatonc waa the only man able lu grapple aaoOSSBfaBf with Hit que.Hon. In sui.s'.antiatb>ii of this statement a (lt.

pat. ii from York to that effect was inclosed In Hie letter. A reply to this letter lias ju-t BOOB fob. I fruin Mr. Gladstone.

It ls as follows I i "lid not regard such au Invitation aa you milted to ne on tbs 83a ul' otherwise thin as au inc, dent requiring my best eoaslderailoa, for a di.u.e tn.it re8M tl a munt open JO BM I IBM st I am sor r.i howev to reuori that I have Bel I- able lo arrive at this result. ph steel streagtb t- io. ta al Would penult me lu Undertake a voyage to America. amt Imperative demaads ea ray time a ul toouabt la it.nn ction with the j.r> SOI Stale of pub.b uti.ir. si low ii ot intention, Invitation Itself, botfsver.

constliueea new tm offeeltaf with I -bali erer remember lt with tlunkful eek owledmaent, tbs knowledge tbal my ftleodly eye. ara at cb I ii tr tba of events III IBIS enmity with r. lieUinl lill bea new to tim i in a uf a petri aad pbilantbroptodoty. lt le learned oo hifh nutiiori'y tbal Otadaloaa wa- dil I to ii((-pt mi Hat on. lie willing to risk bis iie ultu in a voyage to Am rb lt the political nneert a.iitT at pr pr.

vi ids bim from fl Bl IBB I li a nip. Ile Hill be I ed used lo viii the lintel -tate. Iii autumn, alter tue i (inclusion of the coloni? ses.lou ot I'll' li.uncut. MATAM0RA8 WITHOUT A QOVKBHItENT, I ll. i.i Pl A I CABBIDATB Knit MAYiilN sk-si of nu: hiv, Jan.

to The BOWS from Mat iinor i-. says A telegraphic order wus received here oa night from lic-itlciit IH.iX. illiect ag thal Yturrl(, Hie caulldat ap proved by tbs (Bats Legh totara, Imaiadl aoatod as Mayor. In nu tnt univ with lin- order Ylurria mid his associates repelled to Hi'' City Hall ner.lay to take Hie oath of nillo-. I'pun their arri Vii they lound r-.

ooi Torres, Hie ited i a al.di te, lu poSSBSSBBa, supp.irtod by about 400 lollowora Tho Vtiirrla party retire I. tamtt lu the day fifty ranchero! favorable to Vtiirrla cam-to town. were well armed and were deter? mined to take a hand in the maller. They wendie pi st tl, however, by a tin hiueul of cavalry. The city ls without a guvcrnm "til.

ami uiiiiiermis shu.dings have occurred. Many stuns aro close 1, feara or a general riot being entertained. tb? USABLY BUriOt a BY OAL gam. Jan. Robert8, wltir of Alli i tu iu Huberts, (BYS instructions lui! even? ing to a servant bot to lieut th l.ou-o too much on count of Hie mild weatlier.

ibo srrvuut Ihouglit thal tho besl thing lie coull do wus to saut all tho ralrsa tlie heating upparatus, and leave the furnace full of new coal. About thle morning Mrs. was awakened by Hie cries or one or her children, ho plaineil of paltis lu the chest and a terrible BOBdSSbr. The iniither herself Was ll! aud kitty, nnd tlndlug thc mosithere heavy, linnie lt.itely aroused the members of tho lamil), who were al! lil. Hr.

I Was I in Wodi atelr summoned, BBd apoa entering the house found that tbe Illness was mused by gai lr.nn the coal, which had com bletelv filled thc house, ihe windows Wero I ul me? dial. I) opened, and after a short all hud recovered except a young ber, who ls still weak. Ho large was the ip i an tl ly of iras wbleb bail OBOopod hat all tbet .11 ver uud plated ware mi thc sideboards was blackened. i EMPSBOB wn.i.iAM'H BBBUB, Jiin. William hun jh siieu a receipt ie-pt -cling ihe tuen ty-ll ft ii anniversary of his accession to thc Prussian throne.

In lt ho says What touches me most ls tho unshaken coiifldouoe of sty people lu ms and their faithful and unalterable af? fection." Ho returns thanks for the numerous expres? sions or attachment and veneration for him. not ouly from ail parla af Germany out fio-n places far beyond tbo German fiuhlicra wherever the Geruiau language ls spoken. BAMI'LK OF A H0UTII AMERICAN Santiago Jun. vin. Congress convened yesterday lu special session amii great uproar.

When the President tried to In? troduce discussion on tbe law of tuxes, the Clericals und Radicals advanced to thn Presidential table, destroying the notes uf the and seized the bell of the President, i lie President, wheu able to make himself bearii, suspended tbo Session. A jM-nnaiient session will begin today. There ls great exolteaient in the city, FRAOMKNTfl OF CABLK NLW1. I'KiKRsiimto, Jan. Duke Mlchsel Nlcolalovitch has quarrelled with the Czar and hal re? signed ths proildcncy of the Imperial Council and rc Hied Irom active service.

Count Tolstoi becomes Presi? dent of the Council, end 1'rlnce l-oudoukull Korsakoff becomes Minister of thc. Int. ii r. -Hacilts have made a raid nn the country within twenty-four allies ot Mandalay and have murdered tl.ne who were turning to their labors In lbs timber reglou. Tuey had boeu named against undertaking the Journey.

ROC OM TREATMRSTOF A XURSX. Philadelphia, Jun. 5 Wrltzmaii was at the Central Oflice this morning charged with commiting a murderous assault on Mrs. Wslss, wbo had been engaged to P.oli after the jirlsou er's sick wife snd child. 'A'hsn she ask'd fir her money Weitzmao tnrew her down stairs aad Into the street, breaking both ber legs, lie was cowuititl MADE HOMELESS BY WATER FAMILIES DRIVEN OUI BY THE FLOOD.

URKAT HAM Ki': IN I.AYKD AM) (Ol.l.lKltlKS Wilmamsport, Jun. min which to fall early on Sunday continued all day yesterday itii'l last Never since Hie Hood of 1881 has there been such a washout ns that which occurred ta- lay. Along tho lilies of tho Philadelphia and Erie and tho Keon railroads land slides mid washouts have de? layed travel. A lutid-slhlc occurred List night below Mont mt rs vi. le and ano! her covered the track o-i the Iii il ami Erie road, hetweon Montgomery 8'a t'on and the bridge.

The fast trim which was due In Williuuispnrt at 7 p. m. was detained at Wntsontown until nearly ll o'clock. Early thia mort.lng tlie scene along the river front was an exciting one. The river cullie down at the rate of twenty milos au hair, and steadily rose until it reached a twenty eight foot flood.

At thc Market it. bridge hundreds of people stood und watched the flood, as minute by minute lt lu creased In volume, trees, houses, chicken coops, pig ifii- and furniture were carried away. Houses for miles along the banks were partly submerged, and fam? ilies were compelled to Hy for their lives In boats, llri'lges have been curried awav, and all travel ls sus pt lcd. This morning at Abe Good's flouring mill, near N'swberry, the water wnsheil the foundation away and the building fell. Mr.

Good and three of his men barely escaped death. ihe miller was badly bruised and thc other ir.en were slightly hint Tlie storehouse, together with 2 30 barrels of the flour and the other con? tents, outhouses an I fences were curried down the stream. Mr. Good's house and tho mill are surrounded by water so thai lt ls necess (ry to use a boat to reach land. Mr.

Good's loss will probably he about lill.Min. The lumber linus have sustained heavy losses. White, Lents A While 1' se Curcnrln, Richards A Munson A rfl 1,000. The booms are eil covered with water and the logs hove been carried away. All the surrounding towns are under water.

It ls estimated that tho whole io will pruhahty reach In this elly about families have been turned out of their homes. Tho Mayor has called a public meeting tn take steps toward the relief of the At Trout Run there ls a thirty-foot flood. The town ls under water. At Milton the roads are covered with water. Considerable damage has bren done to houses.

Flllceii families on th? Jersey shore have bsd their houses destroyed. Borstal bridges have bron swept away. Twenty families are driven out of tbelr houses at Watsontown. T.vo bridges oro washedaway. At Ralston families are without ah.

Two wagon und two railroad bridges liave been caril away. Pm ii ic, Jau. 5 Last night's storm was ono ot tlie most damaging that over visited the co.il The collieries which were to start to? day were unsbie tu do so. Scarcely half a dozen In tho entire Schuylkill. Mic uundoah ami Sliauiokln regions were iiiiult (ted fiy the flood, an I of those drowned out hut few will be able to rennie before Munday.

All the rallto id. hue! serious wa.bouts sud travel was Inter? rupted until lute to-day. Hetweon Ixist Creek and Rep pahaneook, on (he I. -high Valley road, tracks were all under water aid the passenger trains could not get through aa the Jersey Central ltranrh. Tim Isle train last night was delayed fur hours by tlie ll ni ami the tiru train for to-lay was uti able to go nut.

Sixty fret nf the siding from the main trick to Cole's BroafcOf was washed away. The house of Donnelly, at Gir.irdvlllo, was wrecked. Hun trcls of cellars an I tirst floors of beasos are Hooded at Habe? City. Harry Htrhlee'a trotting horse drownod lu bl. box stall.

At the west omi of tho county great tlain.i.e was dune. Jan. l.s';?*.i./f). -OaOOf the se rain aii'l wind storms (but ever visited thia sec? tion in yesterday and continued incessantly until mldiiik-hb lin the I. high and Reading Railroad heavy washo.ita am! s.riiu-caverns oe.

and all traill. na. forced to ul. Tr.nu. due here at lo o'clock last ul-lil did imt arrive until noon today.

Tlie water on the Heading Road Waa three deep, oompl. overing tim winni, locsimo tlv.e Transfers of passes gera were made nnd in ilia wuy travel moved elowly. livery colliery In tlie district waa made Idle, the Waler In many SaBBB fr un a five feet deep in tin-luton of the A dOBSB or more towns within a radial of toa fro this j.uro taflbred ni ot leis from lu ni talion. The loss as ir as known will r-acli Cuan im'. OM.

Jin. The flttsbarg express sa tba Clerelaad aad PlUabain mad BBS IO Bl eenap'd wrecking this BflorBOOa. The train Voa leaded with lor tlie and about seventy live Bewb irg pupil, of IB high school were nu boord. Aft- Hie etiKlue Innl partly srsSSBd the bridge mtii of tko engineer tall lbs at rooters tremble more luau usu il. Hu pilton more steam and Hie train crossed safely.

last car had barely Blsarsd structure tim bi tige topple 1 and fell, a com? plete wr lek. Tue ll tod of water wm.li hu been ranuin, the culvert bad un lemoned the darth supports of Hie and they gave iy. Jiu. -Last night's rilli storm did a vast amount of'lamage tlirougho.il this Millaa of ade caa. region, live of the collieries of A.

Oa arc comp etely drowimd out, thu water hi i oiitotod the mines from a large creek which barp, au oil breast of tho Laurel Hill Working, ami Beeres through tins opening from Vt o'clock lust night until li o'clock tills evening. Twenty-three mule, vets drowned um! all the pinups ara submerged. TbO Cristal Ridge, Hug ir Siiuiy Kiln, ead Btoebtoa slopes aro loofloit Tho Biala broke into the flsrtslgb aud Bborrols mines walch WOOS recently doodad, aad Hm sltuatlou ls now more sen ins than before. All tho pump, aro lout eal th Aiiler ls rising rapidly. The heavy rain of last night caused a freshet lu BaopOB (nek, and the low? lands lorth t.r thc city for miles arc under wuter.

Ills thc highest water MOB here since tlie noted frc.bet In 18781 IBs Kingston bodge is barely above water. All approach lo it and the city from that direction la cut nit by a raging torrent. Thc region known ns Hol? low," made fun.mis by ihe clot Mon riots a few years ago, ls alni' wuter, eui residents ho railed to seek blfber ground in lime ire now in the upper stories. Heats have taken thc place of wagons In thc streets. The lister and Delaware Hacks are still above water, but no trains fi tin th." West rived here until lins iificiimon.

I'l-iurs, lumber, poultiy and oilier ai tb les BootiBfl e. Tlie wider ts needing slowly-. hilo four men were tr) lng to cross the crrek, their beal was everturaad aaJ one ot ihe asoapeals, au old rssldsai of the luwn of Kingston, Owen Hodden, was drowned. -rn CUT IN Two BT ARCTIC scissors. 08 A WHALING YOSHI, Wah MirPBO IB IQB, Huston, Jan.

Stevens, ii shipwrecked and sailor, has arrii ed at Kew Bedford, his former hoiue, after a rough Stevens was oue of Ihe crew of the whaling brig Isa William loch was lost lu Unison's htralls. Ile tklppod on the I nearly two years ago. Hudson's Mralts were reached, and nothing of in? cident ociiiri.il. Two whales bad already been taken and wus mush promise of good luck ahead, when ami dillly, much lo the surprise ef Hie ere w.they.louud them? selves surroaaded hy Bolds ol floating lee. This was lu North Hay.

The rossel taught and was held fast, aud druci wire given tor taking nfl provialous und seeming a boat. Tue u.un oi ked for ll.cir lives, for the loy were crashing und 1 reeking on all sides. Hatdiy minnie, time elapsed hrforc lao taros tod nolllaloa ousBliad "It was like the cam? ille uf great Icy scissors," sahl tbe sailor. lirst, the bow wa-caught sud crushed In and then tim whole hull was eui." The wrecg was visible lora few minutes, and then the ice parted and all that tu Hie brig sunk. The ice closed over lt.

ihi. men were left aileen miles f.om land, ami tne hardships ami siitfcilngs with which their Journey was i.Herded were severe. Three days were occupied In reaching the shore, lt being necessary for the mon tu make their way over snow aud broken lee. ihe natives of the Island upon which the crew lauded wure Ksuuliiiaux, there belug at place a snow village of about linn souls. Win ii the was uhuu.toned ilib-lent biscuit were taken to lust two months et short silo wa Ree, but the breed waa sous consumed end for the remuiader of the time nulling but flail and raw meat was ubtalaame.

All winter long a watch was kept, but not a Vessel could be seen. Hovell of tho crow .1, ed oi vy. In June, 1 tko sehoouer Fra passed the Island, and she was signalled uud tho men wen taken off. THROWN FROM IHI TRACK BY A WASHOUT. Tint rainfall ubout I'uterson ou Moniluy te 1 Inchea.

Considerable damage was dune to the roadbed of streets. At Midland Park, a station of the New-York, Huai-urhanna and Western Rullroud, shoot four miles abovI Paterson, there was a washout which caused lim local tralu, duo III this olly at 7:110 a. m. yesterday, to laave the track. The eu? gine turned over on tts side and two passenger loaches were thrown offl.

Tb" engineer aud flrenmii co? lo i injnry by No one was hurt aud the en? gine was found to have Unstained little damage. EFFECTS OF MONDAY'S STORM. CaptfiiiiH of incomiinr vessels report that tho itorm on Monday night wei severe, especially neer the const. Tho brig Arthur on Dsceeiher itt met hun teano ntl tin- coast. The bad weather continued four day a.

and the brig was driven down to tba lati? tude of ian- Hatteras. The haavy sees swept ber of everything, stove In the bulwarks, and flooded tho cabin with water. Soon after midnight yesterday the schooner I-ena R. Banian anchored In the bound near City Island, aud waa di i vim ashore on Rat Island, where she sunk. REPORTED FLIGHT OF MILTON IVESTON.

A Rl'MOIt IHAT IIP. HAH OOM" TO t-OL'Til AMERICA TO AVOID l.MPltlSONMKNT. Pittsburg, Jan. is reported that Milton Weston, a Chicago capitalist who was sen? tenced to the penitentiary for four years by the Judicial llndlug of the r-tate Supreme Court yesterday, has fled to South America. Weston was convicted ss accessory to the murder of Obadiah Haymaker at the great gas well riot which occurred at Murraysvllle, Westmoreland County, two years ago.

Tho bond, which holds Mr. Weston to reappear In court to abide the senteuce, is In the sum or iflS.OOO. Westou ls said to be worth over riOoo.eoo, and lt will bo bard for him to exchange luxu? rious living and the control of sn Immense business? that of railroad a convict's cell. Wes? ton's attorneys that they have received letters from him recently slating that If the decision of the lower court was sustained he would return for sen? tence. This evening Harry Aldeu, of this city, received a tele? gram from Milton Westou pronouncing as false the re? port that he had left the country and adding that he would start for Pittsburg us soon as the decision of the Supreme Court was rendered, and would bo on bund when wanted.

The telegram was dated New-York. Ult! aoo, Jan. rumor that Milton Weston has lied cannot lie vcrltled and is uot credited here. A sou of Weston was seen tods, and said he had received a letter from his father dated at New-York City, January when he appearoi lu good spirits aud said nothing to Indicate that lm Intended leaving the country. The sun also said that his father was not a man to run away in any case.

a ILLINOIS TROOPS GOING ABROAD. THK r.NlillH KFFI-C11VK POBCB OF THK THIItD AI'll GOING AS MIM-1KK TO PKR-1A. Chicago, Jan. statonipnt ls made here Diet the new United states Miulster to Per? sia. Mr.

Frederick H. Winston, of tills city, is to go on lils mission equipped with the full title and military trappings of a of tho Illinois National Guard. Mr. Winston has never perrormed any known lltsry service. In pursuing bis inquiries regarding tbe etiquette ob? served at foreign courts lt appears that Mr.

Winston was Info, tiled liy some zealous friends that military rank was ono of tho requisites to a proper social recognition In Eurolie aud that savants and gentleman appearing in Mufti were In low regard. The Illinois State military code provides that tbe troop- shall he divided into not more than three brig? Tiie regiments and batteries constituting tne Stale force are massed Into two brigades, leaving the thirl brigade un paper, but only awaiting the orders of tim Governor lo bo Tu the command of this brigade Mr. Wiusiop, lt is stated, bas Oeencoiuuilstone.L Brigadier General Winston will tuke his sou, now lu olleee, with him to Persians pnvate secretary, ami. lt ls bas requested that he be appointed as his aide wltb the rank of First Lieutenant. As tbe Winston family thus far ceu.tltuM the entire force of the llrlgadc.

It has been sng gested tbat lt may Involve serious question for the Male Department to determine whether an entire brigade of State troops should bo allowed to leave the i.nitil; y. and again, whether lt mlgtit not offend a friendly ruler to have a brigade of troops entering hu (lomoltii simply ss adjunct lo un embassy not of tbe tirst rank. The order for a sqolpmeat for tne new ottieera. lt ls stated, hu been given to a New-York tory furnisher, (me of the provisions made ny (iov? ernor shy In gu I- tue commission was that In the event of any serious trouble In the htate during llilgiillerOener.il Winston's ot.seneo, requiring the en? rolment of tin- "hird Ilrlgode for active duty, he would s.ud lu resignation. A HARD JUA I ll' ON'CHANOR.

OBI mk Munt or BO chicago iioskd of pi rs pis ki-i IB AMiriiKii's Chicago, Jan. in the provision pit and around one of the tables at which tho tellers were at work on 'Cha; ge to-day, receiving ballots for the second vice-presidency of the Hoard, were astonished to aoo Julio J. li yant and Robert lindblom In animated conversation. Tho termination of tbe momentary misting was a violent blow delivered ou I.lndhlotn's eye by Bryant's fist. I bs aeaaatt gtroa oat IBS bod blood aroused by yester? days e.cctl'Ui.

Hi. int. lt ls SBld, at ii small meeting wbleb wee mundra tor a conference morely, captured lbs resssBori, lamed tt lalo a oaaeos aaa Boeuaated himself tor seco: vi. pia nt. Lindblom, wbo Waa Iha mauler boiuIbos of tina caucus, teased a circular nh.cb.

bore heavily un Ht ya it lt nol cu.sal red lu gd'Ml taste, bat lindblom what he to ibis and it. Btiool le et preaeBl a directer or Hie Boara, and lbs prominence ur both tim members mode the tople DB'uratly eeo of eic.ting interest. Th contest tu loy Borrowed down to George ami I.ii di.u ititi resulted iu Rums-y's dec lion tu the sec? ond ma TUE HOSTOX AIO ERllst.H XEW ITAXDS. B08TOB, taken pl in the proprietorship of The Doily Ade rlinr, which involves 000M important features of the poper. Tlie transfer of a amil, lent number of share- of Hm stock to mon of wealth who ivere largely Interested 111 in uiiifactiires and timi supporters of thc RepU-tlcaa party will teetora the paper to Its I.tuner place in Jour 11.

Henry Cobol Lodge ls one of tlie BOW board of directors. George 1:. Kins, the publisher, realgar tioa attend tbs demands of hts own business. The loiuliig la not yet monett. FBBEIDBBT M'XEIL IX NIMMO.

Huston, Jan. 5 nows lias hoon re.retrod Bf Bm Bbiaoadlag boab president, w. h. McNeil, of Depositor! lu Hie Lancaster Savings Hank have decided to bring suit against the receivers of Hie hank for their proportion of tho funds of that batik de pofltod with tha IJiiiritster National Hank. They have employed os counsel aeson! ll.

F. Batter, and a p. Ittloa lias to eu tiled wttn the Probate Com I of Worcester ('oun? ty, praying that W. II. McNeil lie removed as admlnls trutoi' of the estate of Rufus ('hillls, of Lancaster.

BTABTOirt iTIVE Fur MUEDBRINS MASH. Jan. ing the police authorities stated that ad litional iiiullves were discovered lend ng to show cause for tlie mordor of Nash by BtBBlBSj, They ullego that the roul cause for tlie crime was the betrayal by Nash of tho young woman who was engaged to Stanton. Sin- lived at Mystic Ilr'alge, where the college waa In which and Noah uer" pupils. This lsd Manton'.

for revenge on Nash, who, they say, ho lured lo this city tu lils death. MfHDEIt AXD AT1EMPTED Ki. PASO, Jan. inon ontoroil thooftoS of llosslllior A- RoOerf, brewers, at Paso del Norte, yesterday, and pointing revolvers nt Mr. Robert, wini was alone, ord rei him to open the safe.

He started to comply, when Mr. 1 oaailller, bia partner, entered tho olltee and interposed a piniest ngamal submitting to the demands of the robbers. The latter thereupon tired at the partners, killing Mr. Rossllllor mid badly wounding Mr. Hebert.

The BSBBSStBa made their escape. The moldered mon was ono of tho must prominent residents of Paso del Norte. PROMOTED TO HE CMTAIX8. Philadelphia, Jan. 5 Since the dismissal by Mayor Smith of police captiilns Schooley and Hillery for alleged liikewarmnois lu ferreting out gambling and policy shops In tbelr there has been a lively for Ibe vacant places.

The friends ol the discharged oairers tuen weighty Influ? ence to bear on Ibe Mayor for their reinstatement, aad not until tttls morning was the matter setUol, when I.lenten.mts Bdjfaraad Albright were to be cap? tains and I- Sunii, of Police and ex-cl'y Commissioner, was appointed a lieutenant. pro PRNSIOM FOR a SURD private. Pittsih'RO, Jan. Errott yestenlay Issued to Alexander Gilchrist, of Iud! un, tho largest pension ever paid to a private soldier. Hi.

1 ay aggregated innl tho ninney cami) to a 1 Ulai, (1. cicpll old man, who has boon au Inmate ol the poorhouse for twelve years. CRIMES A ND CA HA I. Tl TEL EORA PH. TWO HOYS DROWNED.

Clinton, Jan. sons of Kenjtnnln Wood, of Bolton, age eight uud ten, broke through thu ice yes? terday and were drowned. killin HY FALLING ROCK. Watukviii.k, Jan. scvernl men weto working lu a ledge pit, au overhanging rock, loosened by His severe strain nil upon them.

Janies Freeman was killed and IVS others we rn badly wounded. THAT CAI'. DKATII. Hai.iim.oik, Jun. Jnhii Vogeler, agc fifty seven, attempted yesterday evening to cross the railroad track near Camden Mutton, wheu he was struck bv the engine or a tBSl express train, after being urned uot to at? tempt to cross.

Ho ss so badly Injured that ho died to-day. IN CHICAGO. Cub Af.O, Jan. 5 Hamel Pickett, a milkman, was assaulted at Twenty-sixth and Mute n's. bun night by highwaymen, who knocked him down aud after chok? ing him, robbed him ot The assailants used a sand-bag.

TRYING THE RINO SWINDLE. lim kia, Jan. 5 Hermann, wb" says Inst be lived In New Yoib. was commuted to prison to-day for attempting tu play tho ring swindle at a jewelry store lu North While no was look? ing at seme expensive diamond rings, he transferred bogus ring for Ibo geuulne one which he had slipped lulu his pocket. "TI3I" CAMPBELL'S BJLL CATCHING TIIE BPKAKER'S EYE AT LA8T.

A LONG AND HKROIC IN THR IlqUSE MI'MIIKIt. fBr.ltOBAI*TI TO TUB TttlBG-B. 1 Washington, Jan. monTMBE ot" Con? gress reassembled lo day after tbo holiday recess. There was a funny secne In the House this aftetnojii, the chief actors being a half dozen "esr York who were ably assisted by a dozen others.

The star per? former was the Hon. Timothy J. Campbell, altl.ougb Missrs.Reach, Adams, Mahoney and Stahlnecker fairly divide.) with bim tho honors of tho occasion. Tbo tt'ige inana.fr was the Hon. William M.

Springer, of Illinois. The House was engaged in that mont monotonous ot legislative proceedings, the Introduction of bills. The Stole of New-York was csilod by Speaker pro tem. SpiInger, when, us If by magic, twenty New-York repre? sentatives, who had been dozing with packages of bills In their simultaneously sprang IB their feet ni Itt concert ghoutol: Mr. Hpouker." Even thc, ready Springer was taken aback for an instant as ho Malliea that his e-e WM ln igpi of being caught at once by a score of Impatient statesmen.

Rut it waa only foran instant; then hu cai ef ul ly closed both ej es and recognized Abram 3. Hewitt, wbo oflerod, one after another, ihe bills which bare cost bim so much ti um aud study. Over ipiestious of reference there were several short debates between bun and tue acting -peaker, lu most of whloh Mr. Hewitt came nfl vlctirlous. Attor this, In accordance wiih custom Republican was rec? ognized," and General Kctoham eas made Happy by scelug bis bills properly referred.

Ry this time Messrs. Adams, Beach ana Tim Camp? bell, had beeu seated together iu the front row were clamoring for ri cognition, which uti were unsuccessful tn obtaining, for Archie Hliss, who was standing far In the rear, Induced Mr. Springer to accept bia bills lustead. Then three or four other men recog? nized despite the clamor of the Impatient trio, among whom there was u.uch verbal sparring which seemed to be ol a highly aiipariiauient iry nature. The tirst ot them to succeed was Reach, who had Hied Mr.

Springer's eye, und who Immediately tired at the couutry more than half dozen to amend thc Constitution. If the Constitution needs aa much atueudtueut as Mr. li. adi seems to thluk lt does, lt would le cheaper and simpler to throw the old thing away and make a brand new oue. Tim and Jaok glared at the triumphant Reach but kept sharp eyes on each other, although Mr.

Campbell empbutlcaly crossed one leg over the knee ot the other, drew his chin into his collar aud slammed his in.ii len had only one upon tim desk bet him with an air that said: Go on. don't mind you want me, say so." All this time in tue background stood Stahlnecker aud Mahoney shouting In vain for rec? ognition. Adams wae and after a tune tho or of Yonkers succeeded in getting lu his Huh bill for public building for that thriving town. Tuen the bland rsi ringer said: The chair recognizes the gentleman from Mr. Caiupl-eiL" Ths Hon.

I lu ut hy J. euuld har ile believe his they did deceive him to a certain extent -for wheu he rose in a second he discovered that ll was not be, but Iii Hon. Felix Campbell, of Rrookiyn, for wham the welcome summons intended. Now Timothy was squarely lu front ot the not twenty feet away, wulla Felix stood lu tho dusky remoteness of the outer row of sets ut the r-p. aker's right.

Il ts not surprising tue'. Timothy glitrcd lu tue direction of lils namc-iaUe with eyes thut looked mi-ciucr, or that lu lils fi antic etturts, bis bill took on a ulsiicvelled appearance which b.uokeiiO'1 Its near destruction unless he could ge; ral of tt. When forty Delmont succeeded in c.ironing tie eye" the ii ju. "Tim" went across lo bia scat uud see tel io reproach I nu. Rut Ula cup of noe was not yet full.

One of thu most active an I conscientious if uot mast conspicuous actors lu this scene had Mr. ot Brooklyn, who hud se.er.il times down Ihe aisle auu back to his his lass wc.iriu- au expression of pathetic longing and tremulous auiUty which ought sooner to have melted tue heart ot Pto be? nignant-Springer. lt must not bs understood th Mr. UaaeaOI wan silent all tnis time, far from tl. He BOB a good voice too.

Ail York Democratic Congressmen seem tu have strang voices. A doorkeeper brought a card to Timothy who glanced at lt, then at ringer aud then at It ana morally certain tnat that card came from oue of Timo? thy's constituents whom he would give wor.ds rather ric. i ml.tel; so he halt turned toward tue door, wlmu tim 1 resiling distinctly Bald! I'be gentleman fruin New-York." Timothy Ike a ll only co dis? color that the odious Mahoney, of Uruol.li ii, not himself wae meant. He ilumie.l Into lim seal with a look or despair, mkiii lin ttiougnt the coant BOMB aud In his loudest tone: Mr s-cager." ami ho ai nully seemed tu catch the eye bul at this moment wlu-n victory seemed tobe In his gras', al r. Bpseke.

Issues fruin the dark amen corner on the in ti side lulu which late luis tliru.t Kgbert Viole. There was no iguoriug that voice anti Springer ic tor It came like tho word of coiiimaud tor the ehtrge ou ii battle-Bold. It wa- after ihat w.eti the lion. Timothy Campbell was permit ed io rf Tin ti.e Brat actual legislative act of los Itfs, la tao IfoasBsa K-preooatattTaa. Tba poor little bUI woco it- t.i..* vat r.a.l.

turned out to to oue for the i af sooseBo ly. Mr. Campbell a nasa writing fuim si. psoueMy to tho constituent for whiise benefit the lull 'ie, tins sure loni that it had beeu introduced aud soon mund be? come a law. Mr.

Campbell linds, probablj, that Cougivs.siiiau's i i- no sinecure. WORN OUT IN MAKING UP COMM 11 Mit. IIKAVY BOMB OF THU bil ti I lill Pit' Alli. CH A HIM IN. WA8MBGT0B, Jun.

5 8X jiected liy everybodf alto knew auythiog of tbe case Carlisle linds the work of inai-iug the Couimittces ibis yt sr beset with cveu greater uliii. ii. to than he did two years ago. It ts surprising llniefoio that wheu ho faed the this morning, after a fort light's nen.ted to toiuinltu-e making, the rcpt'. were shocked by bis worn and haggard upit-arauce.

Il was able to preside only during p.o of tho day. committee list which was announced as virtually coi. pleted last night lt was found must undergo import revision, a task win. li Mr. Carlisle was Uiiemial to undei take until this evening when he again sat down lo ll.

Whether lt will be completed tonight is doubtful. The present cast ot tho Ways and Means Committee ns follows: Morrison, Mills. Hewitt, Hrccitiiiridge, Arkansas; Breckinrntge, of K-rutiutk' Hams, Georgy; MoMlllln, of Tennessee; an! Maybury, ia M.tingan, Democrats; and Kailey, Ilise.wk. Reed, Kinley and HroWtic, of In Iniua, Mr. of Keutucky, hasjiut hcgituhis tl rsi term or service lu Congress.

He ls a cousm of Mr. Rreckmrtdge, of Arkansas, silo ls a or thc oe Joba C. Rrecklurtd-e, ot Conleilerate lame. .11 leo.st.stx ot Ihe eight Democrats are out and oat Tho' tanti views ot Mr. Hewitt are malters of record, ami, perhaps, may bc best des.

i.b..1 el tho time as of the "free raw malt-rials" ardor. Tue turnT views of Mr. Harris me unknown, hat as ho ls a planter and represents au agricultural lt la probably uot to set bim duwil as a free trader. Mr. Hewitt, lt ls said, while declining the chairman? ship of Naval Allaire, ls willing to eerie aa a merni clot lt und will do so.

As it thai Mr. HIseoeB will be a member of the committee lt will bs that New-York will lie eloy represented, especially us both ol them the benefit of experience lu the preparation of appropriation lulls for the naval service, ll ls understood that Mr. Cullin will uot serve aa ch ot mau of ll diking and Currency. It may be reuicin beted that two years ago lui Was placed al thc head of Hie Foreign Affairs Commit ce lu order to relieve the Opoaker lroui ihe embarrassment caused by thu coutest between 8. 8, Cox and Perry iilout for Ihat place.

Tho chairiunnihlp of l-'oreigii Allaire Mr. Curtcn must have, say his irtends, or a olbin will lie put upon bim ami they Beelera I bat he cannot accept Hie cbiiirmuitshii. of Hank, ng una (ni pli.ee for which another Pennsylvania Representative Mr. Kruientrout? stands In Hie Boo promotion. 1 tie Coinage Committee ls giving the Speak trouble.

Friends of tue Adunnistiutioii's silver potlcy declare tbat to place Mr. Uland at lite lieu-l of committee would be a violation of ii tooti agiu eni'-iiS made some time ugo between Bpsaksr Carlisle aud i-ec rotary Manning, while, on tho otlier hai.d, il lo BOOST stood that tho silver mm, of whom Mr. liliiuu a apostle, Insist that ho must not snrriMidcr in tBS (-OS of the fact Ihat a ma) ty of tho BOOMS bis views. Mr. Uland will probably bo ci.airmaii.

It ls expected (hal the chairmen of some of thu other important committees will bo as tollow. i AppropiUtlous. Randall; Judiciary. Tucker; Flections, Turner; Rivers and Willis; Com? merce, Reagan; Military Allans, Itra.g; tgilcult.ne. Hatch Indian Affairs.

Welleorne; Post (lillie und Post Roads, Hiouni Territories, Hill; Padile Knllrou Threckmorton; Education, Aiken; Public Itiildlngs end Grounds, Dibble; Labor, O'Neill; Patents, Mitchell vall.l Feuslons, Matson: Library, MasleUMii war Claims, Geddes; li Lau i claims, Haiselu e-' A FAIR SHARE OF VAXC'KM IN TIIE SERVICB. Washington, Jan. 5 Vance stailled to-day nn.roHieing a bill lo repeal the act of January 10. 1888. which.

If passed, wilt wipe out the Civil Service law. Of BBSBrsS tUtrreisno dauber that this will happen. Why Senator Vance sti.ut'd bo more hostile than his I ie moe rat lc coll.a.iics to tlie Civil Service law seems difficult to understunJ. It has been computed that tliere ate no less than Vsuees, all ot them relatives of the Senator, lu the Gov? ernment service. A brother ls thn Assistant Couiuiis of Patents; one son ls on Internal Revenue in? spector, another ls in the Army, another in the Navy, and another ni the Oeological Borrer a brother-in-iAW ls a clerk in the suth Auditor's office; two tousles are employed lu the Navy Department: a llgures oa the pay-roll ortho Simimc as a laborer ono couini ls au Indian ageat, and three others have fount employment lu ihe Post union Department; and a stepson now draws 8(1 a iy as tbo (senator's prtvute secretary.

MK. COX DISPLEASING HIS OLD CONSTITUENTS. Washington, Jau. 5 l'i-si deut withdrew to-day tho uominatiou of John G. lam, of.